Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, there are two points here. One point is that this is purely about standards. It is not about service provision. So, this health regulatory body's role is to check standards within the function of the national Government. As the Chair has said, we have about 10 of them. I will give you the kind of problem that will be faced in terms of standards and adhering to them. If these bodies are operating independently without an organisation, you find that people are allowed to practise in nearly all these cadres in this country. Clinical officers, medical ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: governments. I agree there will be need for further amendments in the representation, so that we have somebody from the county. However, Clause 28(e) states:- “Two representatives nominated by the health regulatory bodies established under an Act of Parliament” This may give you more members than just two because each regulatory body may pick two. We were arguing whether that is important. I accept the county representative and there could be further amendment to include representation from the county. If we do away with this Authority, we will have so much chaos in the country in terms of standards. In ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I support the amendment. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, we are reading this and leaving out the most important part. We are deleting the word “weapons” and substituting thereof the word “products”. The essence of this is that when we use “biological weapons” then we will get into the realm of the army and products used for warfare. That is not the essence of the Health Bill. When we say “biological products” then they are biological products used for health purposes. The amendment is all right the way it is. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, traditional medicine is not only African. We have things like acupuncture that are going on. We have iodic medicine. confining it to just African traditional medicine will not be right. Making it “traditional medicine” is broader because sooner or later, when these other traditional medicines are introduced, you will ask where we will place them. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this is exactly the reason I was saying that we must have the overall regulatory authority. These Acts of Parliament are many. We have the Psychologists and Psychiatrists Act, the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board and the nurses body. These traditional practitioners are already proposing to have an Act of Parliament. These are the various Acts that will be harmonized by the bigger regulatory authority. I do not think that we are proposing an authority under this amendment. When this comes to Parliament, we shall be quite clear what that Act proposes. We are concerned about ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we are talking about bodies that are unclaimed. I am a Member of the Committee. There are societies in this country where relatives abandon bodies in hospitals. Quite often, the hospital has to get rid of the bodies. If anybody claims the bodies, then this does not apply. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of spouses. The only difference is that in the original Act we had the word “spouse” and in this one we now have two spouses. That is how you are bringing ‘any other wife’ so to speak. There are societies where bodies will remain in hospital and nobody will pick them even when the relatives are aware. The relatives would be keen to donate them. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: One has to ask where we get the bodies that are used in medical schools. There are people who donate bodies. There are people who do not pick the bodies of their relatives. They willingly give the bodies to whoever wants them. That has been the main source of the bodies. That is what this clause is trying to address. With that information, Members can now make their decision. view